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GrayJays of Celeste
Jan. 19th, 2026 07:39 pmIt's bitterly cold, and it has been snowing on and off all day, with mean gusts of wind blowing the fallen snow around. This will go on all night as well. I was looking out the window, gloomily contemplating how many layers I should don to go out and shovel, when I saw the heroic Irish wielding his snowblower--and he snowblowered my front walk and the front end of my driveway too! Huzzah! He's the greatest. All that I had left to do was to shovel around the car and brush the snow off it. However, I did not do this. We had no plans to go anywhere, and we did not in fact go anywhere. I'm sure there will be plenty of shoveling to do tomorrow. Coach canceled the Sparrowhawk's gym for tonight, and the other money counters canceled this morning's efforts, because they come from farther away and had no wish to drive in this stuff.
I had my usual chat with Queenie, who reports that it snowed in the Florida panhandle and was very cold where she lives as well. She and the Fireman were not working at the cold shelter, because she had to get a nasty skin infection treated, and didn't want to work in the homeless shelter with an open wound that might be MRSA. The Fireman's son, Fireman Jr., who is a fire chief like his father and grandfather, was at a fire yesterday and fell partway through the floor. Fortunately, he was able to arrest his fall, and got away with only some second-degree burns. He was sent home to take a rest. Severely cold weather is some of the worst for house fires.
The rest of the day was devoted to laundry and fixing some hot supper using only available materials. This turned out to be chicken corn chowder and a pan of sausage and sauerkraut. The chowder had a lot of remaindered vegetables in it. I also had a pleasant Zoom with Moonmoth and the Nonesuch. We did have a portion of the agenda devoted to organ recital, but we flatter ourselves that OUR organ recital is much more witty and amusing than those of other people. I enjoyed staying home all the more as the weather channels regaled me with drone views of a 100+ vehicle crash that closed down 196 in both directions. This included many semis. I ask myself, what is it about STAY OFF THE HIGHWAY that people don't understand? The news informed us that people were taken in buses to a nearby high school to shelter and to be able to call for a ride. Shaking my head and wondering how this ride is going to get there. I hope they are all in some safe and warm place tonight. The highway is still closed.
I had my usual chat with Queenie, who reports that it snowed in the Florida panhandle and was very cold where she lives as well. She and the Fireman were not working at the cold shelter, because she had to get a nasty skin infection treated, and didn't want to work in the homeless shelter with an open wound that might be MRSA. The Fireman's son, Fireman Jr., who is a fire chief like his father and grandfather, was at a fire yesterday and fell partway through the floor. Fortunately, he was able to arrest his fall, and got away with only some second-degree burns. He was sent home to take a rest. Severely cold weather is some of the worst for house fires.
The rest of the day was devoted to laundry and fixing some hot supper using only available materials. This turned out to be chicken corn chowder and a pan of sausage and sauerkraut. The chowder had a lot of remaindered vegetables in it. I also had a pleasant Zoom with Moonmoth and the Nonesuch. We did have a portion of the agenda devoted to organ recital, but we flatter ourselves that OUR organ recital is much more witty and amusing than those of other people. I enjoyed staying home all the more as the weather channels regaled me with drone views of a 100+ vehicle crash that closed down 196 in both directions. This included many semis. I ask myself, what is it about STAY OFF THE HIGHWAY that people don't understand? The news informed us that people were taken in buses to a nearby high school to shelter and to be able to call for a ride. Shaking my head and wondering how this ride is going to get there. I hope they are all in some safe and warm place tonight. The highway is still closed.
